PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexi Zephyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zephyr
vs
Nelson

194 cm
25
204 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
207 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexi Zephyr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Nelson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson scores with a head kick.
Nelson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nelson tries to clinch but Zephyr moves out of range.
Nelson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zephyr closes the distance and clinches up with Nelson, looking for a takedown. Zephyr pushes Nelson against the cage but Nelson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nelson throws a nice looking combination but Zephyr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nelson misses with a few strikes there.
Zephyr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nelson to score with a decent uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zephyr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frank Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nelson throws a one two combo.
Nelson throws a nice looking combination but Zephyr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nelson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nelson lands a head kick. Zephyr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zephyr keeps the fight on the outside.
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nelson throws a right and a left that Zephyr avoids nicely.
Zephyr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frank Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Zephyr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nelson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zephyr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nelson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Zephyr is avoiding it.
Nelson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nelson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zephyr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zephyr shoots in for a takedown but Nelson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zephyr is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zephyr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nelson lands a really nice looking cross but Zephyr seems unphased.
Nelson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nelson lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zephyr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Zephyr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nelson.
Nelson throws a combination. Zephyr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nelson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nelson. Zephyr shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zephyr swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Nelson looks to land a combination but Zephyr avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nelson lands a head kick!
Nelson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nelson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nelson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nelson.
Nelson lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson misses with the combination.
Nelson misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Nelson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nelson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zephyr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frank Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zephyr avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Nelson sizes up Zephyr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zephyr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nelson - the referee stops the clock and Zephyr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nelson. Zephyr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nelson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zephyr's head.
Nelson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson scores with a nice head shot.
Nelson throws a right hand that Zephyr ducks under and follows up with a left that Zephyr also avoids with ease.
Zephyr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws a right hand that Zephyr ducks under and follows up with a left that Zephyr also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson throws a series of strikes that have Zephyr backpedaling.
Nelson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nelson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zephyr takes a step back to recover.
Nelson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zephyr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nelson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nelson.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Zephyr keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zephyr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nelson throws a right hand that Zephyr ducks under and follows up with a left that Zephyr also avoids with ease.
Nelson misses with a wild combination.
Nelson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nelson stuns Zephyr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Nelson has managed to clinch.
Nelson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zephyr has Nelson pressed against the cage, preventing Nelson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nelson working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to break the clinch but Zephyr is controlling the position.
Nelson wants to break free but Zephyr has control.
Zephyr has Nelson pressed against the cage, preventing Nelson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nelson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nelson is trying to break free.
Nelson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nelson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zephyr.
Nelson lands an uppercut.
Nelson stalls.
Nelson is trying to force a seperation but Zephyr has the dominant position.
Nelson lands an elbow just above Zephyr 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nelson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nelson tries to circle away but Zephyr has him pinned against the cage.
Nelson lands an elbow inside that Zephyr shrugs off.
Nelson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zephyrs head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nelson.
Nelson lands with a right to the head.
Nelson avoiding damage.
Good body shot from Nelson.

Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Nelson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zephyr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nelson - the referee stops the clock and Zephyr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nelson. Zephyr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Zephyr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nelson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zephyr.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
Nelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson connects with a jab.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zephyr circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Nelson does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson leaves Zephyr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zephyr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nelson.
Danga de danga de dang - Nelson scores with a four punch combination!
Zephyr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nelson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nelson lands a jab-cross combination.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
A combination from Nelson does no damage.
Zephyr has a takedown stuffed.
A right-left combo lands from Nelson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to clinch but Zephyr moves out of range.
Nelson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nelson throws a one two combo.
Nelson scores with a one two! Zephyr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nelson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Zephyr blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Zephyr avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Zephyr or perhaps it was just good defense by Nelson which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexi Zephyr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Zephyr misses
and Nelson counters with a nice uppercut.
Nelson lands with a nice combination. Zephyr backs away looking to recover.
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, jab by Nelson - just one landing.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Zephyr moves out of range.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Zephyr avoids them all with ease.
Zephyr swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Nelson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson lands with a kick to the temple. Zephyr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nelson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nelson throws a one two combo.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nelson cracks Zephyr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nelson lands a head shot.
Zephyr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Alexi Zephyr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nelson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nelson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Nelson!